Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

यथा त्वं नृपशार्दूल श्रद्धया संप्रयच्छसि

Transliteration

yathā tvaṃ nṛpaśārdūla śraddhayā saṃprayacchasi

Translation

Comment se fait-il que toi, ô tigre parmi les rois, tu offres (cela) avec foi ?

Word by Word

• यथा: as; how
• यथा: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमान (as/how)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन (singular); सर्वनाम (pronoun)

• नृपशार्दूल: O tiger among kings
• नृपशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप + शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन (singular)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन (singular)

• संप्रयच्छसि: you bestow; you offer
• संप्रयच्छसि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + यम्/यच्छ् (धातु √यम् ‘to give/offer’)
• Form: लट् (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas addressing the king

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A close moment: brāhmaṇas address the king as ‘nṛpaśārdūla’, asking how he offers with faith; the king sits poised, hands folded, as if preparing to confess.

Characters & Entities

• Nṛpaśārdūla (king)
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith is praised, but it must harmonize with right practice; even sincere acts invite scrutiny if they seem improper.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this half-verse; it continues the śrāddha-focused inquiry within a tīrtha narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it highlights ‘śraddhā’ as a key ritual disposition while questioning the offering’s propriety.